One more thing! Is there anyway to stop my sketchup model from disappearing every time I zoom in too close. I am working right on the 'reference' mark so too speak, it making model building so slow when I continuously have to zoom in at a different angle to catch the line im trying to delete!

Thanks so much! I use layers, but never thought to put the interior walls in a different layer. works a charm!

Hi,

Hoping someone can help! When I zoom out of my model in sketchup to take a perspective shot then random lines appear on exterior of the model made by the outlines of interior walls, the more I zoom out the more lines appear. It would kill me to go and hide every line or to edit it in photoshop everytime.
Is there a simple way of removing those lines?

Thanks!

thanks! that really helps! its grand to get a step by step.
Might be a silly question, but how do you 'weld' lines in sketchup?

I just use the curves imported as a DWG, but I presume now that would be the wrong thing to do. Curve maker looks good, and from there I can specify the angle of my my curve structure, as I have a continous curved ramp that loops throughout the building. Ive always avoided curves in sketchup, but now the building I have designed for my thesis has curves, and ramped curves at that! not a good time to start learning..

I dont know if I am going about this the complete wrong way, but what is the best way to set up the spiral before I use the follow me and keep me tool? If I simply select the lines and rotate them, sketchup automatically breaks a curve up into a million lines, and the spiral shape doesnt flow right. I know there is an easier way of setting up a spiral shape, I just dont know what the best way to go about it is!
thanks for your help!

OK this is a really basic form of my building that I quickly did to show you how I have looped curves. The concept of the building is based on a ramped structure which ties in the different levels of the building. I understand how this is super easy on a straight path but I cant manage to get a clean finish on a curved structure. I have the artisan plugin, but not sure if it would help with this sort of thing?

Hi,

I need to know the best way to grade a curve in sketchup, or which plugin would best suit?
My building is a mix of straight lines and slight curves that are all ramped!

thanks!!